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Public Notice - Request for permission to modify a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project under Section 408
PUBLIC NOTICE/APPLICATION NUMBER: 408-LRC-2020-0036
Comment Period Begins:
February 17, 2021
Comment Period Ends:
February 24, 2021
REQUESTER:
Lake County, Illinois Public Works Department
AFFECTED PROJECT:
North Libertyville Estates Section 205 Flood Control Project
PROPOSED ALTERATION:
A new pipe will be installed to connect to a new pump
station. The 2-inch discharge pipe will go over the existing levee crest and discharge onto the riprap on the riverside. The pipe that connects the pump station and goes over the embankment is buried 3.5 feet below grade. The pump and landside pipes are all outside the project easement to the landside. Interested parties are hereby notified that a request has been received for permission for the activity described herein and as shown on the attached drawings.
COMMENTS:
You are invited to provide your comments on the proposed work by the expiration date, which will become part of the administrative record and will be considered in the decision. A permission will be issued or denied under Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408, “Section 408”).
Written comments should be emailed to Section 408 Coordinator, Colin Smalley, at Chicago408@usace.army.mil.